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History knows no resting place and no plateaus.
History knows no resting place and no plateaus.
History: A distillation of rumor.
History: A distillation of rumor.
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands read more
It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.
They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of read more
They were afraid, never having learned what I taught myself: Defeat the fear of death and welcome the death of fear.
Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.
Never doubt that you can change history. You already have.
History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.
History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
Happy the People whose Annals are blank in History-Books.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they read more
The lessons of history? There are four: The bee fertilizes the flower it robs; whom the gods would destroy they first make mad with power; the mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small; when it is dark enough, you can see the stars.